League

Casével
Spectators: 8040 (Terracing: 6038, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celso Sobral started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in C A Casével's zone, Celso Sobral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hermes Pestana came out of the goal and Celso Sobral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 5th minute, Paulo Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute Lázaro Moreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabino Marques saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Celso Sobral received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Hermes Pestana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 12 minutes of play, IOL's Celso Sobral made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hermes Pestana was left in no man's land by his defense there! 20 minutes into the match, IOL's goalkeeper Sabino Marques had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex França. 20 minutes into the match, IOL's goalkeeper Sabino Marques had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex França. If Isaac Jusepe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to IOL getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Domingos Bentes hit a great ball. After 26 played minutes C A Casével got a freekick which was hit by Armando Brites. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Isaac Jusepe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandrino Tomé got free with Hermes Pestana in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, C A Casével's Torcato Macena got a free kick in the 65th minute. Hermes Pestana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celso Sobral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the game, Lázaro Moreira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Sabino Marques was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sabino Marques showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex França in the 77th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, C A Casével's Silvestre Silva got a free kick in the 79th minute. After 82 minutes of play, C A Casével's Isaac Jusepe made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sabino Marques was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to IOL getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Ricardo Silveira hit a great ball. C A Casével's Silvestre Silva got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 91st minute of the match Tiago Freire sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sabino Marques skillfully saved the ball. If Isaac Jusepe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. C A Casével had played much better football throughout.